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Tag: data privacy

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Updates on the guidelines for Trustworthy AI

Recently, the High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence released a document of guidelines, on implementing trustworthy AI in practice. In this blog, we aim to enlighten you on the guidelines for trustworthy AI.   Last month on our blog, we reported on the final assessment list for trustworthy artificial intelligence, released by the High-Level Expert

New AI privacy tool prevents facial recognition in photos.

New AI Privacy tool uses cloaking to prevent facial recognition in photos.   A new AI privacy tool has been introduced in an effort to combat the ill effects of rapidly developing facial recognition software. Imagine knowing that a stranger can snap a photo of you and identify you within seconds. Even worse, imagine being

Age Appropriate Design Code will come into force in less than a month.

Age Appropriate Design Code will come into force September 2nd 2020, and will be ushered in by a 12-month transition period allowing online services time to conform. The Age Appropriate Design Code which we had initially reported on back in January when the final version of this code was first introduced, has now completed the

The National Biometric Information Privacy Act introduced by US Senator Jeff Merkley.

The National Biometric Information Privacy act of 2020, was introduced last week by US Senator Jeff Merkley, accompanied by Senator Bernie Sanders.   The National Biometric Information Privacy Act, a groundbreaking legislation prohibiting private companies from collecting and profiting off biometric data without consumers and employees consent, was recently introduced by US Senator Jeff Merkley.

EU-US Privacy Shield invalidation business implications

On 16th July, the Court of Justice of the EU delivered a ruling in the case known as Schrems II by which it invalidated EU-US Privacy Shield and confirmed the validity of Standard Contractual Clauses, with caveats. After the CJEU’s Advocate General Henrik Saugmandsgaardøe published his opinion in the so-called ‘Schrems II’ in January, now the CJEU

Artificial Intelligence: From Ethics to Regulation

The study launched by the European Parliament last month builds on the AI-HLEG Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI and seeks to find alternatives that might help to move from AI ethics to regulation.  In our previous blogs and vlogs we have discussed the application of the Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI in several contexts and

EU Digital Sovereignty: Ideas for a more resilient EU.

EU digital sovereignty is of paramount importance in the face of the rapid technological evolution currently taking place globally.   A call for EU digital sovereignty had been brought to the forefront of many conversations among policy makers, in light of growing concerns over EU citizens losing their control of their data, capacity for innovation

Spanish DPA issues €25,000 fine to Glovo for Data Protection Officer appointment violation

The Spanish Data Protection Authority (DPA) AEPD fined Glovo €25,000 for not appointing a Data Protection Officer pursuant to article 37 GDPR. Have you ever wondered whether your business is subject to the DPO designation requirement covered by the GDPR? The ambiguity of the GDPR when it comes to the definition of the cases where

Healthcare Committee Data Breach in Örebro County, Sweden.

Healthcare Committee Data Breach in Örebro County, Sweden after sensitive personal data of a patient was published on the region’s website.   A healthcare committee data breach was uncovered after complaints were filed with the Swedish Data Protection Authority (DPA), concerning the publication of a patient’s personal data on the region’s website. According to an

Approximately Nine Million EasyJet Customers Hacked

EasyJet reveals that some nine million of its customers have been affected by a “highly sophisticated cyber-attack”    Nine million EasyJet customers have been hacked according to  a recent BBC news article. In January this year EasyJet became aware of a cyber attack which had affected millions of its customers and  is now, based on